Mashaba to Lead Lily Mine 7th Year Commemoration in Barberton
Herman Mashaba
ActionSA President
Sunday, 5 February 2023 will mark 7 years since the disastrous tragedy of the collapse of Lily Mine that led to the lamp room container trapping Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule and Solomon Nyirenda inside.
To commemorate that fateful day, Herman Mashaba, ActionSA President will lead 2-day proceedings which will be marked by prayers and a site visit to the mine.
Proceedings will begin in earnest on Saturday 4 February when Mashaba will meet with the local Chief, followed by a two-hour prayer session with the Lily Mine families as well as affected miners.
Then on Commemoration Day, Sunday 5 February, we will begin with a morning walk to the site where the container collapsed at Lily Mine. The day will then culminate into an official commemoration event to take place at the families’ protest campsite where they have been living since 2019 with the aim to put pressure of mine management as well as the South African Government to have the container with their family members retrieved from underground.
Day 1: Saturday 4, February 2023
15h00: Meeting with the Local Chief
17h00 – 19h00: Prayer session with Lily Mine Families and affected miners
Day 2:Official Day of Commemoration
08h00: Morning walk to mine collapse site
10h00 – 12h00: Main Event at families’ protest site at the foot of Lily Mine
Mashaba to Lead Lily Mine 7th Year Commemoration in Barberton
Sunday, 5 February 2023 will mark 7 years since the disastrous tragedy of the collapse of Lily Mine that led to the lamp room container trapping Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule and Solomon Nyirenda inside.
To commemorate that fateful day, Herman Mashaba, ActionSA President will lead 2-day proceedings which will be marked by prayers and a site visit to the mine.
Proceedings will begin in earnest on Saturday 4 February when Mashaba will meet with the local Chief, followed by a two-hour prayer session with the Lily Mine families as well as affected miners.
Then on Commemoration Day, Sunday 5 February, we will begin with a morning walk to the site where the container collapsed at Lily Mine. The day will then culminate into an official commemoration event to take place at the families’ protest campsite where they have been living since 2019 with the aim to put pressure of mine management as well as the South African Government to have the container with their family members retrieved from underground.
Day 1: Saturday 4, February 2023
15h00: Meeting with the Local Chief
17h00 – 19h00: Prayer session with Lily Mine Families and affected miners
Day 2: Official Day of Commemoration
08h00: Morning walk to mine collapse site
10h00 – 12h00: Main Event at families’ protest site at the foot of Lily Mine
Members of the Media are invited to attend.